Hi to all my readers, welcome to the year 2019! Today is the first anniversary of To Jamaica and Beyond. I began this blogging journey exactly a year ago today. The year has come and gone so quickly, that I’m … Continue reading 1970 to 1980 – Marriages, Deaths, Retirements
Mass Teddy’s son, Cecil and two of his nephews, Valdie and Rennie had emigrated to England. The story of what would prove to be an eventful year, now continues…. Southfield Mass Teddy, whose occupation was now listed as a cultivator, … Continue reading 1956 – Rum And Salt
Mass Teddy had lost his wife Mabel. Their son Leslie had changed his mind about going to America and come back to help look after Southfield. He would write to his brother Maurice in New York, telling him that their … Continue reading 1945 – War’s End
Previously on To Jamaica and Beyond…. World War 2 had been running for 5 years, but was now in it’s final year. Ida Mae and Maurice were in New York with their families. Cecil was at Southfield, back from the … Continue reading 1945 – The Family Mourns
The story so far. Some of the Hodgson’s and Mair’s had emigrated to America. Ida Mae wanted the rest of her siblings to join her in America. World War 2 was ongoing. Mass Teddy’s sister Emmy had been deceased for … Continue reading 1941 – The Racetrack
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